Jacen Solo - LC - Basic (BD59)

Jacen Solo is the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo and is gifted with the ability to communicate with animals. He uses this gift when battling the Yuuzhan Vong: he calls amphistaff serpents to him, and they encircle him to form protective armor.

Jacen
Solo, the offspring of Han Solo and Leia Organa
and the twin brother to Jaina Solo has quite
an eventful
history in the Star Wars universe. Perhaps
his biggest accomplishment was to defeat the
Yuuzhan Vong while simultaneously protecting
the galaxy from harm. But just like many other
Jedi Knights,
he had the propensity to
be lured to the dark side of the Force and
cause havoc on those defending liberty and
peace. Becoming the Sith apprentice to Lumiya,
his primary objective was to find and kill
Luke Skywalker but ended up killing his
aunt, Mara Jade Skywalker instead. He
picked up the Sith Lord name Darth Caedus
and became an agent of evil. After
committing one devastating crime after another,
he was finally killed by his twin sister Jaina Solo.
His life was an incredibly tragic tale and
many Star Wars fans had a very hard time accepting
that the offspring of Han Solo and Leia Organa could be this evil. Still,
some darker fans loved the premise of his life
and he has quickly become a mainstay in the
Expanded Universe and a fan favorite. It took
Hasbro years, but an action figure based on
his appearance in The New Jedi Order was
finally released in the last
wave of the Legacy
Collection and
it turned out as good as you could expect.
Perhaps the accessories he comes with are a
little more exciting than the figure, but we
will get to more of that detail in a moment.

Jacen
Solo is essentially the 2007 VTSC Luke Skywalker
(Bespin Fatigues) figure
with a new
head and new forearms. This was an excellent
basis to use for Jacen because if you look
at the various reference materials on Wookieepedia
you will find that this is exactly what he
looked like often in the comics and other EU
sources. The fatigues have been cast in a color
that we believe is a hair too dark, but it
still looks great. As you may expect, the figure
has awesome mobility thanks to premium articulation
and for some reason there is more mobility
with this body type that many other super-articulated
figures. For example, you can make Jacen Solo
lean a lot more without
tipping over than
an average SA action figure. Hi
head sculpt is a dead ringer for Han Solo and we aren’t
sure if this was the best move. Yes, he resembles
his father, but he has distinct differences
that didn’t
transpire into the figure’s
portrait. We fear he looks
a little bit more like a young Han Solo that
a young Jacen Solo. He is covered in amphistaff “armor” which
just so happens to be the arsenal of choice
for the Yuuzhan Vong. These fully organic beings
spat poisonous venom in the eyes of the enemy
which first poisoned them and then affected
the victim’s
bloodstream killing them. Hasbro did a great
job on sculpting this creature for this action
figure and we have to admit that it looks a
lot more like a piece of clothing than a dangerous
weapon. The
good news is that it is removable and he can
be posed without them attached to his body. Jacen
Solo also comes with a green lit lightsaber
and it fits well into both of his hands.

Jacen
Solo and Jaina
Solo should both be brisk sellers
since they are the offspring of two of the
most important and popular Rebel Alliance heroes
in the Star Wars universe. But
in all honesty, they are pretty much what you
see and not much more. More of an obligatory
action figure that a fan-desired one, Jacen
Solo may have more success as Darth Caedus
since so many of us prefer Sith Lords to
Jedi Knights. But even so, if you are a fan
of The New Jedi Order, you should count yourselves
quite lucky to get two great action figures
based on this source in one wave. Jacen Solo
comes with the head of BG-J38 who just so happens
to be one of the main reasons to purchase this
wave. There
will be on other option to grab BG-J38’s head and that will be the Obi-Wan
Kenobi (BD06)
figure that is carry forward into this last
wave. So you have one more option. And
since this weave has been relegated as a Toys
R Us exclusive, it is doubtful if we will ever
see a rerelease of this action figure. The
Vintage Collection starts
in August 2010 and there is no room for anything
Expanded Universe with very few exceptions.
So this may be your one and only chance to
pick this character up (at
least for the next few years).
Jacen Solo has it where it counts. The paint
job is quite good, the articulation is supreme
and while the likeness is a tad off in our
own opinion he is nonetheless a very strong
action figure. Check
him out!

Collector Notes

Jacen Solo

Status: Jacen Solo is a kit-bashed figure that utilizes the body of 2007's VTSC Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues) figure with a new portrait, forearms and utility belt.